Door closer and check.



J. BARDSLEY. noon omen AND 0mm.

APPLIOATIOX PIX-ED SEPT. 30, 18GB.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

J. BARDSLEI. DOOR CLOSER AND CHECK; APPLIUATIOH FILED SEPT. 30, 190B.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

5] vwe wto'c J. BARDSLEY.

DDOR CLOSER AND UHEGK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. so. 1908.

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

4 SKIRTS-SHEET 3.

$1; nation v yi/tm-woco i J. BAHDSLBY.

DOOR CLOSER AND CHECK.

AIPLIOATIOK 211.21) saw. so, was.

915,819, I -Patented Mar. 23,1909.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

PATEN T OFFICE.

JOSEPH BABDSLEY, 0F MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY.

DOOR omens AND annex.

5p8ciflcation of Letters mutant.

Patented March 28, 1909.

Application am September so. mus. Saris! 11 455,15.

To cit whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Joanna BARDSLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a, resident of Monti-lair, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door Closers and Checks, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in door closers and checks; and it consists in the novel features, arrangements and combinations of parts hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of the invention is to provide an] entirely cllicient and durable door closer and check adapted without change in its intcrior mechanism or the removal and adjustment oi the lever arm on the actuating spindle; for either right or left hand doors, the closer embracing a double-acting spring which nmy be wound from one and during the opening of a right hand door and f'rointhe utlu'r cnd during the opening of a kit h'and door.

The door check and closer also comprises spccinl features of arrangement and construction whereby the proper checking action at the proper point during the closing of the door may be secured and the door closed and latched without slamming.

A further feature of the invention resides.

in the novel means provided For sealing the liquid in the cylinder of the check and 0xcluding it from the spring chamber; and a further lcuturc of the invention comprises a novel construction and commotion ol' the level arm and connecting rod with each other and with the door or door-ironic, whereby certain udjustnu-nts may bc secured insuring the proper application of the device to position and its ellicicnt operation.

11 the preferred construction, the closing spring is arranged to be operated during the opcuin of the door, directly from the expost-d l actuating s )indlc and the spindle is rotated to retract the piston by novcl moans applied on its upper exposcd ond cooperating with said lover-arm and which adopt the mechanism for either right or lclt lumd doors.

'lhcinvontion will be fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference hemg had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figurii is a to view of a door check and closer constructci l in accordance with and over-arm and independently of the embodying the invention and applied to a. right hand door, the several parts being. shown in the position they occupy when t e door is in its closed position; Fig. 1 represents by dotted lines the position the actuating leverarm and connecting rod will have when the mechanism is applied to cleft hand door; Fig. 2 is a detached top view, part1 broken away, illustrating the position of t e leverarm and its pawl and cooperatin plates when the mechanism is applied to a is t hand door; l Fig. 3 is a detached top View of a plate applied on the upper cnd oi the actuating spindle for o crating the latter from the lever toothed plate shown in Figs. 1 and 2 whereby, by means of the pawl connected with the lever arm, the spring is actuated; Fi 4 is a detached top view of a toothed p ate for Y cooperation with the lcver-ar1n and pawl thereon for actuating the spring; Fig.5 is a central vertical transverse section, partly broken away, through the door closer and check; Fig. 6 is a vertical longitudinal section through the same on the dotted line 6--6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a detached front elevation, partly broken away, of the mechanisni confined within thc spring chamber; Fig. 8 is a top view, partly in section, of the some, a portion of the top of the exterior casin being illustrated for the purpose of showing the spring carrying the upper stop for the top plate coinioctcd with the spring; Fig. 9 is a. detached side elevation of the closing spring; Fig. ll] is a. detached perspective view of the inner end of the leverarni; Fi i is a. detached perspective view of the pl ate by which from the lever-arm the actuating spindle is operated independently of the chasing-spring; Fig. 12 is a detached perspective View ofthc toothed plate whereby from the pawl on tho levcr-a rm the closin spring is actuatcd, said plutc having dcpenr ing therefrom a key-portion for connection with the arts inorc immediately in engagek mcnt wit. i the ends of the spring; Fig. 13 is a. i detached perspective View of the to plate l connrctcdwiththcrlosingspring and through i the ('e-ntcr of which the depending key, l shown in Fig. 12, passcs in the assembling of the ports; Fig. 14 is a deta hed peispectivc view of a portion of the exterior casing carrying a spring having on its inner end a stop for cooperation with the plate shown in Fig. 13 Fig. 15 is a detached pens ective view of a. plate to he loosely mounts on the actuating l E l arm, seii plate being independent of the spindle below the receive the depen ing key illustrated in Fig. 12 Fig. 16 is a detached perspective view of a cylindrical frame to be mounted freely on the actuatin s indie and connected with the lower on the closing spring, irnzne be ing provided with a movable stop forcoopern tion with the downwardly projectinglug of the plate shown in Fi Big. 17 is a. persper tive View of a slig shown in Fig. 16; Fig. 18 is a. detached per spective, View of the actuating spindle, with the crank-arm and pin carried on the lower end thereof; 19 is a horizontal section through a portion of the exterior casing and ii uid-cylinder and illustrates the position 0? the iston when the door is approaching or near y at its closed position, the crank on the lower end of the actuating spindle and the rod connecting it with the piston being shown in the position they will occupy when the mechanism is on a left hand door, this being the opposite position to that shown in Fig. 1 which represents the closer-check a plied to a. right hand d'oor; Fig. 20 a. li view of the same, the piston being at its outer position with the iquid at the outer end of the piston releasing through a special port for assuring the latching and gentle, though firm, closln of the door; Fig. 21 is a. sectional view on 51s dotted line 21--21 of Figs. 19 and 20 through a portion of the outer end of the liquid cylinder, Fig. 21 being presented to illustrate the liv-pass for controlling the'same; Fig. 22 is adctached ers (ClZlVG View of the connecting rod where- Jy t is actuating lever-arm is connected with the door-frame or door, as the case may he;

Fig. 23 illustrates in perspective a link-plate and bracket whereby one end of the rod shown in Fig. 22 is to'be secured to a door frame or door, the said plate to be secured on a vertical plvot to saidrod and h ave its laterally projecting trunnions or pins held within a c amber in the hracket, which is to be fastened by screws to a doorizmning or door; and Fig. 2 is a detached perspective View, )artly broken away, of the outer end of the ever-arm and the means thereon rmflexihly receiving and holding the sonnerrting rod of Fig.

1n the drawings, designates the cxtcrior casin comprising the cylinder 1%! and springcham or 32, said cylinder being dispos d helow said spring-chamber, as usual, and separated therefrom by means of a. partition 355 and the scaling, means hereinaft r described, 1 whereby the liquid supplied to the cylinder 31 is excluded from the spring-chainlie-r.

Within the cylinder 5, is arranged the usual piston 34 having the through aperture T 35 (Fig. 65 adapted to be closed hr .1 \'r:l.1

during the closing of the door. Tu the plston 34 is pivotzllly connected the ut-m t1 modified form. of the cylindrical frame an movable stop thereonan d means the iooihrd plnlr late shown in Fig. 13 and r end of the pistomrod ii? whose inner end is f apertored to iit upon a pin 38 depemimg from the cranlr nrm $39 which is rigidlv 2 secured upon or lm'med with the lower end of the actuating spindle it). The cylinder 31 is provided with a. bypass 'tl extending by the piston 34 and adapted to be controlled byan adjusting screw 42 in a well-known niarnier. The cylinder 31, in addition to the by-pass 4i, has in, its side Wall below the plane of tho by-psss, a recess 4:3 (Figs. l9 and 20! which cooperates with a port or by pass 44 formed in the wall of the piston 34 and adapted at its inner end, during the lat ter portion of the closing movement of the door, to pass into enminmniceticn with Stltlt'l recess 43, while the outer end of said port or byqurss 44 is slvm s open to the outer end of the c linder. The inner end of the hype-es i4 is at a right angle to the lon itudinal axis of the piston and is closed by well of the cylinder 31 except when said end passes into oornrnunieation with the recess 43 at which time the liquid at the outer end oi the piston 34 may pass through the bypass 4-1 and into the' recess 43. and after the. piston reaches the 1 end of the piston may mkeplaee through the bypass 44 and 43, whereby. the cheek iug notion becoming suddenly relieved. the closer may exert its maximum force in eii'ect-- ing the final closing action and the hitching of the door. The novel feature connccted with the cylinder 31 and piston 34 resides in the prove iii. in the present instance. oi the la r-pass or port recess iii arranged to M H and effect a sudden release of the checking action at the closing point of the door without causing the door to slam hut firmly closing" and latching it.

The actuating spindle 4t) ends upwardly through the spring chamber 32 and has detnrhahl v secured upon its upper angular portion 45 (Fig. itll. a pinto or islcmlw r 46 (Fig. Ill which is in the form of a dish having :1 vertical hub 37, oppositely disposed abutm nts or shoulders -58, 4s. and rcrcs es fill. 5i. adjacent to aid nhierments l pon the lllli) 4!" is, d4 iwnlre 'dy t med th inner nd of tho hwr-nrm 52? car! g the: pivoted doul'ilo-poinlcd purl 51.; t1 n r. cnmnt with llfiizr. 13 ahirh is ex m dia: the uppe end ind having {1 renllil lll i. huh }iui'liuicfill whose l mimiiwithin. till annular rcre'ss .l he e'z'wlcrside of said plate as shown in Fig. 5 and (5. The to )ol the pinto 1 arranged for a left hand door, 2th lioitn in 54 is hit and receives upon it t 0 lower tint law of tho plate 46, am the love .32 is conneotml with tliv plate 46 for fltii llig through it on the iutuating spinditit), while tiw pawl 53 and plain 5i urn for the purposo oi' :u'tint: on tho t'ioslng' spring 57 indopentli-ntiy oi the spindui 4t).

Tllt lever-arm 52 is fUl'liltIl with it l'ltllltt'll portion which, for convenience, uni hi- (it'signatvd an arm 58 and whit-h is t'onlitwd upon the surface of tin pinto or tt'tttllilt'l' it between thitthuttnvnts 48,451, and mtlli itl'llt 58 nnty ion provided with it st'ttn 32! lot" mtgagelnvnt with (m0 or the otlwr of ilit' r ri-ssos, 5t). 51 formed in said pint or ittllit" her. When tin lev uwtrin 52 is arranged for list on at right hand door, HS shtmn h lull lines in Fig. l, the arm 5% will hv'in -n;r:ig(-- ment with the abutment 48, and tho .it'it! 59 may then be screwed dowmriirdiy into the recess 50 for retaining the said im'r-r-nt'm in rigid position, and when the lover-arm 32 is arranged for it left lntud door. its shown h dotted lines in Fig. i and hill linos in Fig. it the arm 58 will he in'vngugnmvnt with thv abutment 4E) and tho Qrrew 5!! nniy [hon he Fig: 2.

'iht phitv .r'l i1 i'ornmd with it tlvpvnding iiowportion 6U whit-h i \lliiiil'l('2li in outiiut- :uul inn; a smooth hurt-i ilw lw -portion on pnswn downwartlb through li\t huh iii of tho mtp .35 ttllti i\' rnrriwwl upon tltltl :LllnltlH ti lit-tiring For tluuppt-r portion of tilt spiuiliiit).

Within tht' spring-Plinthht'r 25'. is arranged tlw rionh wring 37, it ovlutrlru-ni i-ztplrnnutil ting. l ih plntt- Ii. inning 2t d0- [lt'li lliitf iup #53 (Fi iv 13m and n pint til him till havingdepending hnztiS (Fig; 7% no upvt'ztrdiy vxtvndin g shoulder till and :t t'ttl" (i7, tin shouldnr tit) iltittfj lorinvd :it tut! (lltl o! t! stfJHIPlll-ll r-tlgtlhtnpv ti. formed on lttpintv iii tllt'l trrminnliug at one mid Ill thv ltlJ of till I'm (W H? n'ln-rvitt :i seminal 'ihe shouiilt-r i'orinod Ell tlurt't-vss i? h the vnd of thv [hinge 6X ltt'tiYEN thruppe-i' inwardly hent end of tiw closing hpring 57 its l\tt\'\ti in Figs. 7 and H.

i The nhouldvr tit) rot'ipnrittm \\it h dvpr-nding:

st'relt'ed downwardly into tliv rooms 51, lot' i retaining thy iPVHF-Ufitl in position. sul'fnt'u -15 on the actuating: Filiilltllt it) is of irrt-guhtr shape and the huh 47 of tho pinto it; ltltS u (llI'IPS}NHNiiIlglY-SiiiLpfiti horn to lit upon said surface 45, and the purpmo ot' the irregularity in the form of tilt surl'ato 45 and of the horn in tilt huh i7 is to prvvrnt tiiv ztpplirntion oi' the pinto ll; on the upptr tllll of tho spindlv it! tXt'tlil in onilitibillflih hiing: tho parts is prPvvnti-d iron: pimping tin pinto ill on tin spinititill t-xrupl in :1 mar lwt position. The r-ltii itt t' if: on tho opindlo Hi is giv n mi ttlljlllttt ontiinv in rrow-nvrtion so that Milli piutlln may ho iuizllt'ti by means of lltt pluft' M5, \Yltit'il will iitrotnti-ti during ihv opvniugui t lw rloor hy nil-tins ol' tho l(\'t'l'- itrin :32 tit-tint! through tin arm 5% against. onv or tilt othvr oi' thinilllilllt'lllh 4H. it! or through tho si-n-n' Till :n-tiug: tlfIilliHl t o walls ol' onv or thv otln-r oi tho l(l("-?-l,\ TitL 5i. 'hiit' l hm'v provitlutl tlrtivy-(w 5H lol' xtop (ti |:l1'ii0ti h it spring Til Wltitli is fit-v lillttl nt' its outer 0nd in it sti'tw upon tilt rap 5-3. 'iho stop til; pimsrs doviminrtily through at hoiiin tin- (up 53 in position to ill t'iilfztgttl h tlw HllUtlitltl' (iii For :tne;-=tin;: tho pinto ti l ngninht undue rovers? rnm'vnwnt and for holding said pintiin it proper initial position. The rupd'mlnv til rm'vium upon itsi upptr ond tho plate til, and the Fifth til is plat-oil upon the plate 62, and Tiitnt throw parts of tho ttttlllztiiif-llil z-tro all llttilllilttl on tll't ont'irrlod hy tiurinsing npring 5T.

'ihv mp lritmitil is mounttd on the hottom of tluspring t'illtllliit'! 3; or on iilf partition 31% and It't'tlVtH within in lowor nnd tlu' upwardly projvrting vollnr Tl on l ilt vrlgu ol' whit'h is lorine-d u. nhouldpr oi tthutint'nt 7'2 (Fig. 5) to vngngt :1 houldt-i' Til lornn-d hy onn rud ol' :1 svgznir-ntnl ihtngt T l vomtituting: it part oi tho lrnnw til. ihingn T4 i-xtcnds :ihout lntli \\Xt :tround lllt lower t'titi't oi tliv i'lituuiii and one oi its ends iorms tho shotiidi-i' T3 while tlnotiu-r i-nd 73 iHIlllS n nhouitii-r on Wltlt'lt tlw lou't-r innnrdi hont 0nd of tlurinsing spring 57 only ho hooin-tl, HS shown in Figx 5 and T. ()n iilt' sirlo ol the li'itiiutil slum n l in l ly: ill is provitlc-d n v*top Tti whivh mit t lui-nt against prvsxnri' npplit'tl to the tililt-l' with Ntill platt- 54 ion thv' HlttllzttilKtli is I ll'ziilit til.

collar. 'lhtlower rod of the hearing 80 eat-l mt-ting rod at its end uljoining tl udoor casmnds tlownu'nrdh' into llw liquid t'hmuhrr 2 mg IS ointed to perntll of the udj ttslmentof and in tlt hl' l'L'lllt lfln. to tho upper surface of t that god of the |-od,s nce door casings, due to the crank-arm 39. The upper and of tho nttrhlmga oval-the doors, prongnt various con- 5 hearing till is wt-rssed, as .at 82, to receive f ht-ions necessary to ho met in securing the asking ariuterial and a. gland-nut 83. Be- 4 rod 87 thereto. filw tho rpoess b2 the interior of the hearing in :waemhlmg th ports of the door t-loaer 80 is l'ornwtl with annular I'L'L'LSilt'h' 81" which gi-{il (llllfli the sprmg 57 will be given an hill mnpt and which uid umterhglly in llllltttl tension lay mennapf the plate 54 r nd to preventing: niror other liquid from creeping its keyporuo t], the wind ng of the spring upwanllr around the spindle 4t). The bearm providing its initial tonsmir takmg pith-e ing is ul' ronaidcrable length in prq ortion horn the upper mid of the luttar and during to the length of the spindle 40, and its purwhit-h tht right hand oil e of tire lug oi pose is not only to allord a bearing for said the plate 62 ryillbe rarrtet (toward the right, 15 spindle hut-to rll'octuallr seal the liquid withlooking at hig. 7) against the lug 65 of the in the lit uid chamber, it living my intention plate 64 until the shoulder 66 of st id platoM, to exclude the li uid from the spring chantpast-arts behind the stopfifi carried by tho liar. Th0 rap-frame 6t affords a housing forapt-trig 70 or to the PUSHIOD shown in big 8. the hearing and gland-nut 83 and is up- 1 "r ng ttnqyznulurgol' the Splln 57 for intplied to position after the bearing 80 and parting to it its initial tension, t 2 lug 63 oi spindle 40 have been give-n their posit-ions.

The lever arm 52 from \rhicl'i motion is communicator! lo the piralml 34 and closing spring 57, is in itsolf of usual construction with thraxcept-ion of the provision tlwrron of the arm 58 for voopemtion with the plate 46. To 'juouter end of the lover arm 52 is pivotgl r SH'Ut't'd on a vertical pin a short, arm 85 (Fig. 24) to whit-h is pivotally secured the outer orlted and of the adjustable section S6 of tho mnnet-ting'rotl 87 hf tthich the h rer 52 is mmwt'tnd with tho door or the using over the door as the use may hr, said arm 85 freely fitting between the uwmbers of said forked auction so and being lit-id therein on a imrizomal nin, as indit-ated in Fig. I. I'm set-tlon N5 of th connecting rod 87 has a threaded huh 88 at r-nepml, and this hub raw tiws thv one-mail threade d rod 89, upoilg Wllusr' oute-r Phil is a forked head 90 whitpinitall'v Etl'lfhtl to a link 91 (Fig. 23) 'on a nrtical pin 9'. tl-i z. 53, the 0nd of said link living hold lwtww-n tho members of the forlgq-il lit-ad Eli! and said members and link lasing 'rrrtirally aprrtnred to receive the pivot pin 93 'lhtlink 91 hat-4, at o posite itlo: of its outrr (nil lall'mllv extvn in? illtogtttl [rum-lions 93 which have a bearing in tho lmwkvl 94 to he secured to tho dour casing by wrrww, as indicated in Fig. 1.: The hrm-lo-t 94 isvlongatml horimntally and (-onrains l-varings 95 for the trunnion; 93, and said bracket at its outer face is slotted to permit th projrc-tion therothrough of the outer Pllll of thrlink "I. The ohjert in pivotally st-rlrriug tluouter end of the mum-Ming rod M? to the arm 85 pirototl to thr l ver arm 52 and of mmm-t-tinq the inner and of said rod with tho swivt'lt't link 9] is to pt'rmit of the mijmtim-m ol'said roll with the vaqringmmditions of doors, the [natures relvrrnd to croating flefitihlr joints and it? to he inrlinetl with relation to the leverarm 52 when occasion requirt-s. l ard it as of considerable importantthat the (ontoward the right. as

ktv po!'t5oit 60 thrrool, and i c-ll'ect tlu mtntiou of the plate 64 to wind the tliqstop 7'3. ,llhen the door 18 raleased the 1 spring 57 acting through the plate 64, pine the plate fi2'will at first be at the leftof the pivoted stop bar 76 'carried by the l'ra io 6] and as said plate 62 is rotated in n dimrtion toward the right (looking at Fig. 7), its beveled edge will more against. the beveled ed of and tilt. the stop bar 76 so as to pns hy t w some. and thereupon after the turning MI'llOll of tho plate 54 to adjust the spring isrelused the lug 63 will mtumhgainst and he hgl stationary bv the stop bar 76 and the plate 664 will be held stationary by the engagomont of its log 65 with the log 63 of the plate 62,

and the frame 61 will be held stationary by 5 the augagement of its shoulder 73 with tlie 5 t'tgitl stop t-lmmlwr.

73 at the bottom of the spring If'hfi l'rn ma 6! has (he ggggp m I Q instead of the bar 76, the lug 63 when moved just alto will dnpress the n-id rod in passing it and the spring 29 will mslole snid rod to itsoppor ositinn rs soon as tho said inghas moved liq-owl it, said rod then serving as a stn i for -;:ll(l lug and performing the same tum ions as the but 76. i

I illustrnto tho not-a1 t-asi 30 as secured to the door 96 ig. t) and t to connecting rod R? as set-tired to the lintel or framing 97 ove t the door, with said rod and the leverarm 5'. arranged for a. right hand door. In this rntiditm: of the parts. when the door is to rem-d, the lrvcrmrm acting through the p rate 46 and sp ndle *0, ml] retract the piston 34 inwardly. the liquid then passing through throponing to tho out-or end of tho t-ylindm'. and ill the some timt the said lover-art 5:: :wt-iug through the plate 54. plate 62, will spring 57 from its upper mid, the shouldertlfi on sand 'Iltll-l 64 thou receding from the stop 1 G9 therefor. and the rapJmmb 61 lacing rig-- prrmittmg the Will 1 idly held against following the he migagmnont of its shoulder 78 with w. described,

emew 6'3, plate 54, pawl 58,1ever-mu 521M rml 87, will close the door nml, wl\ile doing so, cause the lever-um 2 to Import revewe rotary movement. to'the spindle whereb 6 through the crank-arm 39 and piston rod 3 the Men '34 will bo'lorced against. the hquul ali ned at ite'outer end an thereby check theoloeinizotion oi the (loot; v o 5 in hmiam tobe ap lied to a lo lofthnmltloor the leven-nrmfflam connect- I gh the plete 162 and frame '61 in. the

of: the, hunting spindle *0 q til door, as illustrated in Fig. I, the .um 5% of the lever 52 should staml between nnd flee of both ubutments -18, 41!, the s )imlle 4", (Inc to the friction between it and the other moving ai'ts of the llIt'PlutIlh-ilu, will on the door hemg opened, I: turned by the lever 52 and retract the piston 34, then unresist-etl by the liquid in the q'lintler 3t, and thereupon on the closing of the door the resistance ofl'om'd by theoon'linml liquid in the out-er end of the cylinder 31 to the outwnrtl movement of the piston 34 W1 result in the'spintlle-lt) being momentarily arrested and m the arm 58 moving 1-0 and against the abutment 48, said arm thus reuchingits ('m'roct position and at once cooperating with the plate 46 in moving the piston 34 outwardly. Should, under like. conditions, the closer owl cheek be apnlied to a lefthuntl door, the letter on opel m and acting though the lever 52 and mova parts about. the snimlle 40 will more the latter to retract the piston, untl then during therclosing of the door the confined lit uid at the j-outer entlof the c vlinder will, as ole, retard the movement of the iston 'amlsp'indie the mt 58' of the ever 52 re|whes thewa butlnent, 59 of thoplnte 46, and thereupon said a'rm lmytn reached its con-eel; l0-

li hi el tiis enbk t 9 1 h e What I cliiim as my invention and desire to secure by Le te sletent, is

1. In a dooI-elhser and cheek, u easing forming a spring-chamber and eliquid-cylinder, an actuating s indie extending through said chembei' an carrying a crank, a eheckin piston in said cylinder and connectexl wit said crank, it lever-arm for operating said spindle and spring, und :1 member keyed to said spindle for changing the singul-ar relation of said crank to said lever-a rm; substantinll as set forth.

2. In a (our-closer end check, U. casing forming a spring-chamber and a liquid- 0 ,linder, an actuating spindle extending t irough said chamber, a member keyed on said spindle above said casing for actuating sold spindle and having 0 )positely disposed abutments, the operating ever-arm between said abutments to be engagedwith one or the other thereof in accordance with the direction of motion to be imparted to said member and spindle therefrom, :1 doubleacting s ring in said chamber, and means interme into said lever-arm and the'ends of said spring for winding said spring at its rcspcctive ends from said lever-arm in accordance with its direction of motion, combined with the checkingumen in said cylinder and moons operativcly connecting said spindle and piston suhstentizilly as set forth.

3, Ln u door closer and check, a casing forming a spring-chamber and ii liquid-cylinder, an actuating spindle extending through said chnn'iber, :1 member keyed on said spindle above suid casing i'or actuating said spindle and liitvillg o ipositely disposed nbutments, the operntin; cver-nrrn bet ween said nhutrnents to he engaged with one or the othcr thcreof in accordance with the direction of motion to be imported to szrid member and spindle therefrom, moons for securing said arm in its relation to said oblitments, the doublceicting spring in said chambcn and arm and the ends of \Hlil spring for winding said spring at its: respective cnds from said lcvcr-nrm in ac ordance ith its direction of l spring and free of htlltl spindle fin-winding said spring at its respective ends from said 1] mot-inn, roinbincd with llil' checking-pion in snid ylinder and mcuns opcrutivcly conncrting said spindle and piston; subsumiinlly :r; sci l'orth,

i ill :1 (lrlUl-(ll):-Pl and check, n casing i'ormiirg o spring- -he1nhcr and a liquidcvlindcr, on actuating: spindle extending through sold chumhcr, n plntc lgcrcd on Fillll spindle iihovc said cosine and loving op- ;ositcl disposed nbutmcnts and n \crlicnl liub. llH' opcrilingg l \0lill'l.'i mounlcd'on menus intcrmcdintc sinid lcw-rends of said spring, for winding suiri pring ill it resp til' n f m 914! lever-er! in cordance with its dircction of motion, combined with the ebcchhug-piston in snid eylinder end menus operetively connecting said spindle and piston; substantially as set forth.

.5. In ndoor-closcr und check, it casing forming a spring-clmoibcr und :1 liquid-cylinder, on urinating spindle cxtcnding through mid chnmbcr, :1 plate keyed on said spindle above said casing and having oppositely disposed nhutn'icnts, :1 vertical hub and recesses adjacent to said iibutmcnts, the operating lever-arm mounted on said huh between snid ebutments to engage one 0,1- the other thereof in accordance with the direction of motion to be impacted to the plate and spindle therefrom, it screw carried by said 'erm to enter snid recesses for locking said levermrm in relation to said ebutments, the double-acting 3 ring in said chamber, and means intermek into said lever-arm endthe upper and lower ends of said spring and free of said spindle for winding said spring '90 at its respective ends from said lever-arm in accordance with its direction of motion, combined with the chmrking-piston in said cylinder and means opcrntivcly connecting said s indie und iiston; substnntinll as set forth. on

6-. In a (UHF-C1050! and check, it casing forming a spring-chamber and n liquid-cylinder, iin actuating spindle extending through said chamber, a toothed pints freely mounted on said spindle above said casing key-portion enter ate keyed on said and having o depcndinfi mg Hilltl chamber. 1&1)

1 spindle above said casing for actuating said spindle and having oppositely disposed inhutmeme, the operating le'vererm between said uhutmcnts and to be engaged with one or the other thereof in nci-ordu ce with the direction of motion to be imported to said plate and spindle therefrom means ndiustebly connecting said levcr-urm with said toothed plate, a double-nciing spring in said chamber, and means intermediate siud key portion mod the upper and lower ends of said substantially as set forth.

7. A door check comprising :1 liquid-cyl- 12' i inder, a checking piston in suid cylinder, on

sold hub iii-tvi'ccn mid nhutmcnts to be cngugcd with one or the other thereof m :i(--:

cordzincc with the direction motion to ho i p 4 lm nrted o sand plate and spin lle therefrom, a (oublerncting spring in said chamber, and means intermediate sold lever-arm and the act outing spindle having on one end a crank within snid cylinder connected 'Iil) snld |iistoll,n|cYcr-nrn1lnr 'p l'ntmg sold spindle and :1 member rigid on said spindlc for cluinging the angular ri-intion of said crank to said lcvi-r nrJn and through which said lever orm acts in Up 'ltil in; mid spindle; -bstunlially on set forth 5%. in it door closer and ('lHCk, a casing 1'30 forming u spriug-oluunlwr and a liquid-cylkoy-portion, moans dotuclmhly i'onnocting inder, nn actuating spindlrthmuph suid chamber, a plate keyed on said spind above said casing for actuating said spindle and a at its inner and an Mm ments to he engaged with one or the otht-r thereof in :wcordunoe with the direction of motion to be imported to said plate and spindle therefrom, a double-acting spring in said chamber, and means intermediate said lever-arm and the ends ol said spring for winding said spring atv its respective ands from said lever arm in occordance with its direction of motion, combined with the checking-piston in said cylinder and means operative y connecting saldflsgindle and piston; subsuntiallv as set f0 9. In a door-closer nudcheok. the liquid cylinder having.a recess (43) in itswall, combined with the actuating spindle and the piston connected with said spindle, said piston having in it a port (44) ending from its front and through its side in sit-ion to communioate with said recess is en the door is its closnd position and said piston uncovering a rtion of said recess in snch condition of t a .door to release the liquid from the outer end of the cylinder; sulastnntinll its set forth.

1d vIn s door-closer and chock, a. Shag nfl'ording .a spring-chamber and a liqui cylinder, n main lover-arm (52), the spindle to lever-am; is operatively conneeted, n donhlwicting spz-ing in said clzszn ber ond 'fm foi' said is ndle, a plate (54) loosehf mounted p e nppor end of said spindle {and having} don-lmzirdlyextonrl- -portion, moans detaohably connectl sjxd pints with said lateral-in so that the lattor hiny rolitte snid )lnte in fgilher direks t-ipn, an intermediate to (6218130 loosely mounted on suid spindl nndjgngsge'd by said key portion nndghnying n lug-(63nd plate (ti-1} mounted on md oonne-itedynth the upper end ofzsaid spring nndjh'm ng n i to cb psmt withsaid lu o3 'snd nfl ooldor-(M) to enugen s op fi l s e smgi' utments, illo oporatin lover-arm having hotweon sold nlmtru:'n it. posltlonand 0119; ii yield ng. otherto 1'" I wi hits-piston on' inisaidfoj'lin- I having oppositely disposed i mounted on said. spindle and engaged by h tter mny rotato said plate in either dirociron, an intermediate p late (62) also loosely said key-portion and having it lug (63), a. plate (64) mounted on and connected with he nppor ond ofv said spring and having a. downwardly extoudin' lug (65) to cooperate with said i 63 and a lihoulilor (66) to engage -15 a stop (69 on said casing and a rotary frnmo (6!) connected with the lower and of soul spn' and how a; shoulder (73) to engags a rigid stop (72 on said casing and s movab a stop (76) to coopsrstewith said lug B0 63 said frame 61 being in the form of a. oyimdrgcnl cap encircling said indle and extpndmg upwardly to the pla s 62, 64 which are at the upper end of said s ring, oombined irith the apiston in said c 'nder, and moans operstiv yconnocting as piston and spindle; substantially as set otth.

12. In a door-closersndoheok, a casing afl'ording a spring-chamber and a liquidcyhnder, a main lover-arm (52), the spindle to which said lever-arm is oporativoly connooted, a double-acting spring in said chum her and tree of said spindle, a plate (54) looselv mounted upon t upper and of said spindle and having downwardly sxtsnding ke -portion, mesnsdetaohably connecting said plate with said level-mm so that the lsttsr may rotate said I late in either direw, tlon, antintermdiate to (62) also loosely mounted on said in esnde byssid 0F kov-por tion md sav ng a in: B '9 P upper 45nd oisnid ring-and having aidown 15pm: a;

-plute (64) mounted on and connected with the upper end of Mid spring and having a downwardly extending in (65) to cooperate with acid log (63) and a s milder (66) to engage a step (Ill!) on said casing a spring (70) fastened to the top of the casingund yieldingly holding said stop (69) in its lower position and a rotiiry l'nuoo (til connected with the lower end of said spring and having a shoulder (73) to engage a rigid stop (72) on said casing and a movable ntnp (76) to cooperate with said log ([53), and shoulder (66) and stop (69) cooperating to pmvent mvenw movement of the plate. (64) from tts imtlcl position,combiner with the iston in sntd oylindcr, and means operatively connecting said piston and spindle; substantially an act,

forth.

1-1. in a dimr-closer and check, a casing affording a spa-in r rlmmberpnd a ltquld cylinder separated :y a partition having a central opening, ,lj. xeriieally elongaued l.lll)\lltl.l bearing (mn s'cnewrd into said opening and havi u plu'rnlitv of unnnhtr gnmves (84) in its uire and a gland nut and packing at its upper end, the actuating spindle extending through said bearing and closing snid grooves, the piston in flair! cylinder, and means opemtively connecting said 'piston and spindle, combined with an operating lever-arm Ior actuating said spindle, a clubingring in said chamber, and means connecting said spring and leverarm; substantially as net forth.

15. in u door-closer and check a casing: allot-ding: a sprimg-cliamlx-r and a iquid-cylinder separated l) \'1l partition having a new mil opening, a vertically elongated tubular hearing tutillwjftl into said opening and having suitable packing and a pltlrnlllyul annular grooves, the actuating spindleextcmlin;' through mid hearing and closing said grm-vegithe vertical r \'lind|-ieul lralnc in mid elmilllol'l and rncmnpagising said bear ing. the intermediate plate on said Inn nu and the top pinto engaging: said pilltermrnlintc plate, condoned with a spring in said chainn-r and a-nzuggliig a its Inspire-live ends; the sail! frame and I'T da'te. u nmiulcvcr-urnl [or :o-tuuting $11k bpindle and spring, and a rln-u-kilxg pislhtt connected with said spintil eomlgi ed with means irritant-cling saiirl inn-nmdint. plate with said lever iii-in, said me ting, lnumnuml platen being formed .Witli .-.mln sol. [ii i,-

l3 nu s -tilting stops} auh -atnntinlly-iis I heated with said iipindle, combined with the 1 connecting rod (87) pivotally seem-ed at one {end to said lever-arm and at its other end lowing means for securing it to a door-l'mnm,

. said means comprising a bracket allot-ding an interior hearing and a link Hltfllltltl at itx E outer end li \'uvertieal pin to said rod and at its imier end held in said bearing, whereby i said link may rock vertically and permit said rod to swivel horizontally; substantially as set. fort h.

t7.- In a, door-closer, a spring-chamber, npijng, spindle, and the main lover-arm coni nected with said s indie, combined with the connecting rod (8 pivntally secured at one i and to said lever-arm and at its other end 1 having means for securing it to a dour-frame, said means comprising a bracket affording an interiorbearing and a link secured at its outer end by a vertical pin to said rod and at its inner end having laterally pro'ecting tnmnions hold in said be'aring, whcrey said link may rock vertically and permit and rod :0 awivel horizontally;Bubstnatially as set ort i.

18. In a dmr-closer, a apring-chnmbmy I spring spindle, the main lever-arm connected with said spindle and having n short. arm

(8:3) secured to its outer cnd'nn a vertical pivot and the connecting rod (87) comprisf mg chitin-rated section (86) having a thread- 5 ed but: at one end and at the other end stradcal pivot, combined with'thc connecting rod zont end havinfiniccm for securing. it. to a 11min. (mine, means comprising I. brackctlaflot-ding an interior benring laid a link accurcd i-at it l ter and by a. vertical pin tosaid rod IHivotelly secured at one end bv a horipin to said arm (851mg! at filx othcr.

l and-at winner and having horizontally- '0 3 tended portions held in saidrlwcring, 'wlwm by said link may ruck verticnlly and permit isaid-rod, tn swivel horizontally; substantinll yrllh so forth.

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